Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah made his debut for America Columbus Crew on Wednesday in their 1-1 draw with Charleston Battery at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston’s Forrest Lasso opened with a 25th minute headed corner kick before Crew SC second-half substitute Nicolai Naess’ well-placed free kick led to an own goal.
Mensah was one of the seven players including compatriot Harrison Afful who were making their first starts of the 2017 pre-season.
Afful wore the captain’s armband for the first 45 minutes of the game.
